A plant-based diet is one of the best ways that we can protect the planet, but according to recent data, going vegan for just one week can save the equivalent of enough carbon dioxide (CO2e) to fly to the moon and back.

There’s nothing more motivating (and appetite-inducing) than picking up a brand new cookbook and thumbing through the vibrant, multicolor pages brimming with new recipes to try — especially when all of the recipes are plant-based and made with accessible, non-intimidating ingredients!

When folks find out you don’t eat dairy, after they tell you they’d die without cheese they often will ask how you get enough calcium in your diet without milk products. The dairy industry has done a great job marketing milk as the best way to build healthy bones, but you can actually get calcium from all sorts of plant-based sources, and they’re often better for your bones than dairy products!